phosphoglucoisomerase

English

Etymology

From phospho- +‎ gluco- +‎ isomerase.

Noun

phosphoglucoisomerase (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoglucoisomerases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into fructose 6-phosphate in the second step of glycolysis.
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